diff --git a/src/exchange-lib/test_exchange_api_new.c b/src/exchange-lib/test_exchange_api_new.c
index 1629cf33e..0ef442ea7 100644
--- a/src/exchange-lib/test_exchange_api_new.c
+++ b/src/exchange-lib/test_exchange_api_new.c
@@ -640,7 +640,7 @@ run (void *cls,
                                        is->exchange,
                                        "payback-create-reserve-1",
                                        "EUR:10",
-                                       MHD_HTTP_OK),
+                                       MHD_HTTP_FORBIDDEN),
 
     TALER_TESTING_cmd_status ("payback-reserve-status-2",
                               is->exchange,